Your dealer may not handle some of the above listed accessories. Please ask the dealer for detailed information.

MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

•Halogenated flame retardants are not used in the certain printed wiring boards.

•Halogenated flame retardants are not used in cabinets.

•Packaging cushions are made from paper.

Troubleshooting

The following checklist will help you remedy problems you may encounter with your unit. Before going through the checklist below, check the connection and operating procedures.

GeneralNo power is being supplied to the unit.

•Check the connection. If everything is in order, check the fuse.

•If the unit is turned off and the display disappears, it cannot be operated with the remote commander. t Turn on the unit.

The power antenna (aerial) does not extend. The power antenna (aerial) does not have a relay box.

No sound.

•The volume is too low.

•The ATT function is activated.

•The position of the fader control “FAD” is not set for a 2-speaker system.

•The CD changer is incompatible with the disc format (MP3/WMA/AAC).

t Play back with a Sony MP3 compatible CD changer, or this unit.

No beep sound.

•The beep sound is canceled (page 10).

•An optional power amplifier is connected and you are not using the built-in amplifier.

The contents of the memory have been erased.

•The RESET button has been pressed. t Store again into the memory.

•The power supply lead or battery has been disconnected.

•The power supply lead is not connected properly.

Stored stations and correct time are erased. The fuse has blown.Makes noise when the position of the ignition is switched.

The leads are not matched correctly with the car’s accessory power connector.

During playback or reception, demonstration mode starts.

If no operation is performed for 5 minutes with “DEMO-ON” set, demonstration mode starts.

tSet “DEMO-OFF” (page 10).

The display disappears from/does not appear in the display window.

•The dimmer is set “DIMMER-ON” (page 10).

•The display disappears if you press and hold (OFF). t Press and hold (OFF) on the unit until the

display appears.

•The connectors are dirty (page 14).

The Auto Off function does not operate.

The unit is turned on. The Auto Off function activates after turning off the unit.

tTurn off the unit.

Card remote commander operation is not possible.

Make sure the insulation film has been removed (page 4).

DSO does not function.

Depending on the type of car interior or type of music, DSO may not have a desirable effect.

CD/MD playbackThe disc cannot be loaded.

•Another disc is already loaded.

•The disc has been forcibly inserted upside down or in the wrong way.

The disc does not playback.

•Defective or dirty disc.

•The CD-Rs/CD-RWs are not for audio use (page 13).

MP3/WMA/AAC files cannot be played back. The disc is incompatible with the MP3/WMA/AAC format and version (page 13).

MP3/WMA/AAC files take longer to play back than others.

The following discs take a longer time to start playback.

–a disc recorded with a complicated tree structure.

–a disc recorded in Multi Session.

–a disc to which data can be added.

The display items do not scroll.

•For discs with very many characters, those may not scroll.

•“A.SCRL” is set to “OFF”.

tSet “A.SCRL-ON” (page 10).

tPress and hold (DSPL) (SCRL).

The sound skips.

• Installation is not correct.

tInstall the unit at an angle of less than 45° in a sturdy part of the car.

•Defective or dirty disc.

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